natural heritage news

Six Senses has announced the grand opening of its first-ever property and spa in the Caribbean, called Six Senses La Sagesse. With a picturesque beachfront ... More

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honoured 11 European spa towns and added them to its esteemed World Heritage List. The ... More

Alpine tree species and ancient Celtic nature doctrines are inspiring spa programming at Forestis in South Tyrol, a secluded Italian alpine retreat surrounded by forests ... More

SHA Wellness Clinic has announced the second phase of an ambitious global expansion plan, with SHA Emirates at AlJurf in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in partnership ... More

Northern Ireland’s only burial ground with a Jewish section is to have a visitor centre added to it that will tell the history of the ... More

National Trust for Scotland will spend £57m (US$76.1m, £65m) on the country's built and natural heritage, the largest and most ambitious programme for investment the ... More

Unesco's World Heritage Centre will this week be hosting a heritage workshop as part of its mandate to promote culture and education in Africa. Taking ... More

As the visitor attractions sector gears up for the year ahead, Attractions Management looks at what’s in the pipeline for 2018, with openings, redevelopments, landmark ... More

Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given the go-ahead after local government officials granted planning permission to the AU$36m (US$28.8m, ... More

The mayor of Seoul, Won-soon Park, has officially opened a 983 metre long botanical “floating walkway” along a transformed city highway. Designed by Dutch architects ... More

The co-founder of international architecture practice Snøhetta, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, has spoken to CLAD about the opportunities and philosophical questions posed by the advent of ... More

Former VisitScotland chair Dr Mike Cantlay will now chair Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) following his appointment by the Scottish government. Cantlay will oversee the public ... More

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has said that close to half of the world’s natural heritage sites are being “plagued” by wildlife criminals. According to ... More

The Scottish Seabird Centre has unveiled its plans for a new visitor centre at its site in North Berwick, near Edinburgh. The £5.5m proposal would ... More

Unesco has thrown its weight behind 2017 as the year of sustainable tourism, taking centre stage at an event designed to highlight the role of ... More

Historic buildings in Northern Ireland will be restored and Kent's natural heritage will be secured after two projects won grants of more than £5m (US$6.25m, ... More

Unesco has held its first international conference on World Heritage sites and museums, with the inaugural event in Paris, France, exploring how to help people ... More

The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) has responded to reports that African nations may argue for African countries to extract oil, gas and minerals from beneath ... More

Unesco will hold a training workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to address implementation of cultural and natural heritage protection across South America and some ... More

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has announced plans for a restructure of its services designed to improve performances of its assets and to cut ... More

A series of bushfires in Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) have destroyed large sections of iconic forest, which ecologists say will never recover. The ... More

UNESCO is running a heritage training workshop at the end of this month designed to teach skills in management of coastal and marine world heritage ... More

A new report has warned that nearly a third of the world’s natural heritage sites are at significant risk from oil and gas drilling and ... More

A new accreditation scheme recognising areas of the world considered to be centres of excellence and responsibility in taking care of and engaging with cetaceans ... More

Following the loss of culture and human life in the wake of the Nepal earthquake late last week, UNESCO is taking steps to asses and ... More